/*!
Rust bindings for the Paddle Inference, the core inference engine for [PaddlePaddle].

Based on PaddlePaddle 2.0.0-rc1.

This library is intended to provide a low-level wrapper for functions, datatypes, 
and others in the Paddle Inference C language API. You may use it in 
applications that need to interact with Paddle Inference directly in Rust.

## Bindings

We use the [bindgen] tool to generate wrappers over the Paddle Inference C language 
header file and the [libloading] tool to load the pre-compiled library. So before you 
run your application, please ensure you have a pre-compiled library with the correct 
version and set the environment variables to let the linker could find it. An example 
of Linux is shown below.


```
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/paddle_lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
```

## External Information

The usage for this library is mostly like the stuff you do with Paddle Inference in C 
language. But it's in Rust, meaning that you would use some unsafe features and manage 
pointers and malloced memories. I sincerely hope that if there are developers who 
stand out to develop a safe wrapper based on this library. Let's make PaddlePaddle 
more prosperous!

Demos are available on [paddle-sys-demo]. Any advice is welcomed.

[PaddlePaddle]: https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/Paddle
[bindgen]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-bindgen
[libloading]: https://github.com/nagisa/rust_libloading
[paddle-sys-demo]: https://github.com/KernelErr/paddle-sys-demo
*/

pub mod bindings;